State & Federal Representation

State Senator

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Darren Bailey, R (District 55)

Springfield Office: (217) 782-6674

Louisville Office: (618) 665-4109

Mattoon Office:  (217) 234-6139

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• Born and raised in Louisville
• Attended North Clay Unit #25
• Attended Lake Land College in Mattoon (A.A.S. Agricultural Production)
• Farmer of corn, soybeans, and wheat
• Also involved in trucking and excavation
• Served North Clay school board for 17 years before becoming a legislator
• Founder of Christian Academy in Louisville
• 4 children and 10 grandchildren

State Representative

Adam Niemerg, R (District 109)

Springfield Office: (217) 782-6674

District Office: (217) 813-6036

• Teutopolis native and resides in rural Dieterich in Effingham County
• Members of the St. Isidore Catholic Parish and attends St. Aloysius Church
• Graduated from Teutopolis High School in 2002.
• Attended Lake Land College and then received his bachelor’s degree in history from Eastern Illinois University
• Was a senior claims adjuster with 12 years of experience for Country Financial
• Pro-life and he will protect Second Amendment rights
• Fiscal conservative focused on reducing taxes and fighting for limited government and pension reform to spur the growth of business and jobs in his district and all of Illinois
• Member of the Farm Bureau
• Sworn in on January 13, 2021

US House Representative

Mary Miller, Republican Party

Washington Office: (202) 225-5271

Danville Dist. Office: (217) 703-6100

Effingham Dist. Office: (217) 240-3155

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• Farmer
• Graduated from Eastern Illinois University (B.S. Business Management)
• Graduate coursework in education
• Certified teacher, teaches Sunday School and Vacation Bible School
• Serves on the Agriculture Committee and Education & Labor Committee
• Member of the House Freedom Caucus
• Member of the Republican Study Committee
• Supporter of 2nd Amendment, conservative values
• Helped in passing rural broadband legislation

Senators

Dick Durbin, Democratic Party

Washington Office: (202) 224-2152

Chicago Office: (312) 353-4952

Springfield Office: (217) 492-4062

Carbondale Office: (618) 351-1122

Rock Island Office: (309) 786-5173

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• First elected to Senate in 1996
• Re-elected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020
• Serves as Senate Majority Whip
• Serves as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
• Sits on Appropriation  and Agriculture Committees
• Three children, and six grandchildren

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Tammy Duckworth, Democratic Party

Washington Office: (202) 224-2854

Chicago Office: 312) 886-3506

Carbondale Office: (618) 677-7000

Belleville Office: (618) 722-7070

Rock Island Office: (309) 606-7060

Springfield Office: (217) 528-6124

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• Attended University of Hawaii 
• Attended George Washington University (M.A International Affairs)
• Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient
• Former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
• Served in the Reserve Force
• Retired as Lieutenant Colonel
• First elected to senate in 2016
• Previously served on the Armed services Committee
• Founded the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus
• Currently serves on Armed Services Committee; the Environment & Public Works Committee; the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee; and the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee
• Parent of Two daughters